A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. AristotleNever discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. Plato.."A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives" Jackie Robinson

They were showing The Green Mile back to back last night. He never forgot wher he came from--he was digging ditches. looking up at the HOLLYWOOD sign and being made fun of for thinking he'd ever be a working actor. I'm glad that he got his dream, and was one of the rare people who never forgot to be thankful for it.

He will be missed.

"You are letting your opinion be colored by facts again."'When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you."these are both from my father.

i love "The Green Mile." Have watched it several times. He was quite good in "The Finder," too. He seemed right healthy; the WaPo article i read didn't give an actual date he was pronounced, just that he never recovered from a Jul 13 heart attack, iirc. (curiously, when i went back to take another look at the article, i can now no longer access it.)

"History records that the moneychangers have used every form of abuse, deceit, intrigue, and violent means possible to maintain their control over governments by controlling money and it's issuance."-- James Madison(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President